If you guys want to blame the loss last night on anything in particular, blame it on the trade and our offseason moves, or lack thereof.

What used to make this team so special was their effort and ability to carve out wins at the end of tight games with clutch plays, specifically effort plays. Those plays where Tony Allen would go sprawling on the ground for a loose ball. Or that extra offensive rebound - those effort plays that only a few guys can make.

Nate Robinson and Tony Allen were two guys that were capable of doing those things and they're now gone. The only guy remaining that has the uncanny knack for making those plays is Rondo.

Krstic doesn't. Garnett can, and occasionally does, but not often. Pierce has a good knack for doing so. Allen is pretty good, but is about the same as Garnett. Makes some plays, but not as good as Rondo, or even Pierce.

Ultimately, we lost some special players. I still think we'll be fine by playoff time, but this team will have to re-discover their identity.

i miss tony allens pure energy..not a great offensive player, but you knew he was gunna bring it, and he was also a good running mate with rondo in the open court.Posted by JamezHill24

from what i've seen, jeff green has pure energy and has run his butt off down the floor but nobody else on the team is anywhere near him to give him a pass. i don't understand that. both delonte and rondo are plenty fast enough to run with green, but green is running by himself most of the time.

does anyone have any idea why green is getting so little run time and doc is insisting on running the pants off the vets? same thing with delonte. 40 minutes last night for rondo. around 15 for delonte. maybe 20. should be more so rondo can play less.